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“the white one is an homage to the Isabella Hendrix white Strat”
Said in guitarguitar: Jane's Addiction, Dave Navarro is back (interview), July 2024
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10 items · Last checked What guitar does Dave Navarro play?
Dave Navarro has played PRS guitars since 1991, including his white Dave Navarro Signature model. He has said his setup has been the same since about 1990: Boss pedals, a Dunlop Cry Baby wah and a Marshall, and his 2024 board was seen with three Boss DD-3 delays, two CH-1 choruses and a TU-3 tuner.
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“I had a Black Beauty, and that's what's on the first live record”
Said in Guitar World: The Les Paul that Dave Navarro gave to John Frusciante, December 2025
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Fender
Stratocaster“I really needed that Strat sound to emulate and be as authentic to the material as I could.”
Said in Guitar World: Dave Navarro on One Hot Minute and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, October 2025
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Fender
Telecaster“I love telecasters, I love Stratocasters and I use them a lot for texturing”
Said in guitarguitar: Jane's Addiction, Dave Navarro is back (interview), July 2024
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Dunlop
Cry Baby wah“It's basically Boss pedals, a Dunlop Cry Baby wah and my Marshall.”
Said in Guitar Player: Dave Navarro's top five career-defining songs, December 2021
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Guitars
SponsoredHas said they use
“the white one is an homage to the Isabella Hendrix white Strat”
Said in guitarguitar: Jane's Addiction, Dave Navarro is back (interview), July 2024
Has said they use
“I had a Black Beauty, and that's what's on the first live record”
Said in Guitar World: The Les Paul that Dave Navarro gave to John Frusciante, December 2025
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Has said they use
Fender
Stratocaster“I really needed that Strat sound to emulate and be as authentic to the material as I could.”
Said in Guitar World: Dave Navarro on One Hot Minute and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, October 2025
Has said they use
Fender
Telecaster“I love telecasters, I love Stratocasters and I use them a lot for texturing”
Said in guitarguitar: Jane's Addiction, Dave Navarro is back (interview), July 2024
Pedalboard
Has said they use
Dunlop
Cry Baby wah“It's basically Boss pedals, a Dunlop Cry Baby wah and my Marshall.”
Said in Guitar Player: Dave Navarro's top five career-defining songs, December 2021
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Seen in BOSS: Behind the Board, Dan Cleary with Dave Navarro of Jane's Addiction, July 2024
Records that shaped him
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The Who
Tommy“my two favourite records of all time are Tommy by the Who and The Wall by Pink Floyd.”
Said in guitarguitar: Jane's Addiction, Dave Navarro is back (interview), July 2024
Has said they love
Pink Floyd
The Wall“Those two records really changed my life”
Said in guitarguitar: Jane's Addiction, Dave Navarro is back (interview), July 2024
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What guitar does Dave Navarro play?
Mainly PRS, since 1991, when Chris Haskett of the Rollins Band lent him one. He told guitarguitar in 2024 that black versions of his signature model became his main guitars, with the original white ones kept for songs in alternate tunings.
What pedals does Dave Navarro use?
He told Guitar Player it is basically Boss pedals and a Dunlop Cry Baby wah. His tech Dan Cleary showed BOSS a 2024 board with three DD-3 Digital Delays, two CH-1 Super Choruses and a TU-3 tuner.
Did Dave Navarro play Les Pauls?
Yes. He told Guitar World he was a Les Paul player from day one, and that the first Jane's Addiction live record was cut on a Gibson Les Paul Custom Black Beauty.
Why did Dave Navarro play Strats in the Red Hot Chili Peppers?
He told Guitar World he needed a single-coil sound to play the band's back catalog authentically, so he switched to Strats, then went back to PRS when Jane's Addiction reunited.
What are Dave Navarro's favorite records?
He told guitarguitar his two favorite records of all time are Tommy by The Who and The Wall by Pink Floyd, and that both changed his life.
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Dave Navarro is the guitarist of Jane's Addiction and played with the Red Hot Chili Peppers from 1993 to 1998. This guide covers the PRS guitars he has played since 1991, the Les Pauls and Strats around them, the Boss and Dunlop pedals on his board and the two records he calls his favorites, from his own interviews and his tech's BOSS rig tour.
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